Pudasjärvi climate — normals and trends
Pudasjärvi (Finland) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.5 °C and it receives 654 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pudasjärvi averages 198 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Pudasjärvi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 207 to 189 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 20 July 1970) and the coldest -42.7 °C (on 6 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PudasjärviNorth Ostrobothnia
- coords
- 65.38°, 26.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.5°C
Average daily high
4.8°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
654mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
198 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
166.0 cm
Average feels-like high
1.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
31.9 °C
20 July 1970
Coldest day
-42.7 °C
6 January 1985
Wettest day
43 mm
4 July 2025
Windiest day
40.2 km/h
28 May 2009
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
10 January 1971
Hottest feels-like
32.5 °C
31 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-47.8 °C
6 January 1985
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
7 December 1957
Sunniest day
20.8 h
23 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 47 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 29 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 1.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 37 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 5.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 11.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 66 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 15.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 116 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 79 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 17.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 94 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 15.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 106 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 6.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 65 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | -0.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 78 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | -2.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 70 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pudasjärvi?
Pudasjärvi has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.5 °C and it receives 654 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pudasjärvi?
The hottest day measured in Pudasjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1970, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pudasjärvi?
The coldest day measured in Pudasjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1985, at -42.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pudasjärvi?
Yes. Pudasjärvi gets on average 166.0 cm of snow per year and has around 198 frost days.
Has the climate of Pudasjärvi warmed?
Yes: Pudasjärvi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pudasjärvi?
The wettest day measured in Pudasjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2025, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pudasjärvi?
The windiest day measured in Pudasjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 2009, with winds reaching 40.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pudasjärvi?
The warmest month in Pudasjärvi is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pudasjärvi?
Pudasjärvi receives on average 654 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pudasjärvi?
Pudasjärvi gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pudasjärvi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pudasjärvi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1957, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pudasjärvi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pudasjärvi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pudasjärvi?
In Pudasjärvi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.5 °C on 31 July 2025, and the lowest was -47.8 °C on 6 January 1985.
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